Brian Johnson threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah (9-4) opened the bowl season with a 35-32 victory over Navy (8-5)in the Poinsettia Bowl last night in San Diego.

Navy pulled to 35-32 on Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada‘s 58-yard touchdown pass to Zerbin Singleton with 57 seconds left. Singleton recovered the onside kick at the 42, but Kaheaku-Enhada was intercepted by Joe Dale on the second play of the drive to seal the victory.

BASEBALL: Phils land Jenkins

Free agent outfielder Geoff Jenkins, formerly of the Brewers, accepted a two-year, $13 million contract with the Phillies. The Phils also signed right-hander Chad Durbin, who went 8-7 with a 4.72 ERA last season for Detroit.

* Dontrelle Willis, two weeks after he was acquired from the Marlins, agreed to a $29 million, three-year contract with the Tigers . . . Outfielder Gabe Kapler and the Brewers agreed to an $800,000, one-year contract . . . Former Twins right-hander Carlos Silva and the Mariners finalized a $48 million, four-year deal.

* Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon says his bulldog, Boss, chewed up his souvenir baseball from the final out of Boston’s World Series sweep.

NBA: Mourning has surgery

Alonzo Mourning‘s career appears to be over after the 37-year-old veteran had surgery yesterday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his right knee and a quadriceps tear in the same leg. The injury came Wednesday night in Miami’s overtime loss at Atlanta.

TV: ESPN anchor fights cancer

ESPN anchor Stuart Scott will return to the air tonight after an emergency appendectomy last month revealed a malignant tumor. He had to leave the Miami-Pittsburgh game on Nov. 26 to have his appendix removed. Doctors discovered the tumor during surgery and a second, precautionary surgery followed to eliminate surrounding tissue. He will undergo preventive chemotherapy this winter.

NFL: Pacman rejected

The NFL rejected an appeal by the players’ union yesterday on behalf of suspended Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, who must serve the final two games of his season-long suspension.

COLLEGE: Michigan firings

Rich Rodriguez fired Michigan’s assistant coaches yesterday, his second day as an employee of the school. Rodriguez met with the coaches one by one at Schembechler Hall as retiring coach Lloyd Carr packed up his belongings in boxes, clearing space for his successor. Carr will coach the Wolverines on Jan. 1 against Florida in the Capital One Bowl, then Rodriguez will take over.

* Rutgers got a verbal commitment from 5-foot-11, 170-pound running back Onterio McCalebb of Fort Meade (Fla.) High. He originally had chosen West Virginia over Auburn, Clemson, Rutgers and South Florida, but when Rich Rodriguez bolted for Michigan, he picked the Scarlet Knights. -Brian Lewis